Report: Rubén Salazar Killing An Accident, Documents Yet To Be Released

Report: Rubén Salazar Killing An Accident, Documents Yet To Be Released

Mary Mata February 21, 2011

Rubén Salazar was a journalist critical of the powers that be in Los Angeles when he was hit in the head with a gas canister fired by a Los Angeles […]

Lakers Key To NBA’s Latino Marketing Strategy

Mary Mata February 17, 2011

Latinos across the country — and even outside of it — love the Los Angeles Lakers. So much so, in fact, that the NBA’s Latino marketing strategy is centered around […]

The Hardest Thing About Living In East Los Angeles

Mary Mata February 16, 2011

[Editor’s Note: Author Oscar Barajas works in Los Angeles and will be writing dispatches for us from East LA.] The hardest thing about living in East Los Angeles is not […]

‘Member the Chicano Moratorium?

Mary Mata September 20, 2010

The 40th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium has come and gone, with little fanfare anywhere except California. It’s unfortunate, when you think about it, because it means in a way that we haven’t really learned our lesson, even in the face of laws like SB 1070. I emailed NPR a story about the Moratorium to please reconsider their usual policy of ignoring Latino issues and make an exception for this. I got an auto response thanking me for my feedback.